Critical area review committee

• A. Establishment. There is established a critical area review committee to carry out the purposes of this section.

• B. Membership and Appointment.

  • 1. The committee shall consist of five members of which one shall be a member of the tree commission and so nominated by it, one shall be a member of the planning board and so nominated by it, one shall be a member of the historic district commission and so nominated by it. The remaining two members, one of whom shall be a landscape architect or an arborist or equivalent recognized by his/her peers and the other one, a resident of either the R-120 or R-160 district, shall be appointed by the mayor of the city of Newport with the consent of the city council.

  • 2. The concurring vote of a majority but no less than three members of the committee shall be necessary for approval of any development plans subject to the requirements of this section. All decisions of the committee, in writing, shall articulate and explain the reasons and basis for each decision and in the case of a decision not to issue a critical area review approval, shall include the basis for its conclusion that the proposed development plan does not comply with the intent and/or requirements of this section.

(Ord. 4-97 § 1 (part), 1994: prior code § 1262.05.04)